Poor data-breach tracking, reporting concerns federal privacy commissioner

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http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Poor+data+breach+tracking+reporting+concerns+federal/8571560/story.html

By Jim Bronskill
The Canadian Press
June 24, 2013

OTTAWA - Canada's privacy czar has singled out several federal departments for 
their lacklustre approach to data breaches, citing a need for better reporting, 
security and tracking protocols.

Privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart's office has compiled a preliminary list 
of agencies with potentially worrisome patterns when it comes to the loss of 
Canadians' personal information.

The analysis is based on departmental figures tabled in Parliament in April in 
response to a question from New Democrat MP Charlie Angus. The response 
indicated there were more than 3,000 data breaches over a 10-year period 
affecting about 725,000 Canadians.

Upon crunching the numbers, the privacy commissioner identified nine 
departments and agencies that may lack adequate reporting mechanisms, have 
faulty security procedures or require improved tracking protocols.

Stoddart's staff cautions that the figures paint a statistical picture but do 
not shed full light on the kind of data involved in the breaches.

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